"Don't you know me Philip?" Jesus asked? (v.9)
A daughter visiting her mom with dementia uses those same words: "Don't you know me, mom?" The words express the pain of a person who wants to be known, or wants to be remembered. Philip was a dedicated follower of Jesus, even though he didn't still didn't know that Jesus was God in the flesh. It was only after the ressurection that Philip truely knew Jesus.
Philip, according to some historical accounts, was crucified upside down for telling people about Jesus, whom he knew. Perhaps it is true that when he was about to be crucified, Philip said he was not worthy to die the in the same manner as Christ. He was then nailed to a cross upside down.
Do we know Jesus that well? Do we know Jesus well enough to admit it in a crowd? To share Him with a friend? I think the better we know Jesus, the more we want to tell others. If we arent talking about Jesus, we might want to listen as he calls our name and says "Don't you know me?"
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